Jarrod Blinch, PhD

Education

• 2016 – Post Doctoral Fellow, Brain in Action Lab, University of Lethbridge
• 2015 – Ph.D., Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Lab, University of British Columbia
• 2010 – M.Sc., Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Lab, University of British Columbia
• 2006 – Honours B.Sc. Kinesiology Co-op and Mathematics Minor, University of Waterloo

Courses Taught

• Undergraduate
  • KIN 3303 Motor Learning
  • KIN 4000 Independent Study
• Graduate
  • KN 5302 Motor Control
  • KIN 5316 Research Methods II (statistics)
  • KIN 7316 Applied Statistics in Kinesiology

Research Interests

• Human motor control from a cognitive psychology perspective
  • Speed-accuracy tradeoffs
  • Methodology of reaction time and trajectory analysis
  • Bimanual coordination
  • Spatial abilities

Awards and Honors

• 2024 Excellence in Research Award from Texas Tech University, College of Arts & Sciences
• 2015 Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS)